Verse 9

And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great oak, and his head got caught in the oak, and he was suspended between heaven and earth; and the mule that was under him went away.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Absalom møtte noen av Davids menn. Han red på en muldyr, og da muldyret passerte under greinene på et stort eiketre, satt hodet hans fast i treet. Han hang mellom himmel og jord, mens muldyret fortsatte videre.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Absalom traff på Davids tjenere. Han red på et muldyr, som kom under de tette grenene i en stor eik, og hodet hans satte seg fast i eiken. Han ble hengende mellom himmel og jord, mens muldyret fortsatte uten ham.

• Norsk King James

  Og Absalom møtte Davids menn. Absalom red på et muldyr, som gikk under de tette greinene av en stor eik; håret hans hekte seg fast i eiken, og han hang der mellom himmel og jord; muldyret under ham forlot ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Absalom møtte Davids menn. Han red på en muldyr, og under de tette grenene på en stor eik satte håret seg fast. Han hang mellom himmel og jord mens muldyret, han satt på, løp videre.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Absalom møtte Davids tjenere. Absalom red på et muldyr, og da muldyret kom under de tette grenene av et stort tre, ble Absaloms hode hengende fast i treet. Han ble hengende mellom himmel og jord mens muldyret løp videre.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Absalom møtte Davids tjenere. Absalom red på en muldyr, og muldyret kom under de tette grenene på en stor eik. Hodet hans satte seg fast i eiken, og han ble hengende mellom himmelen og jorden mens muldyret som bar ham, løp videre.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Absalom møtte Davids tjenere. Han red på en muldyr som kom under de tette greinene til en stor eik, og hans hode ble fanget i eika, slik at han hang fast mellom himmel og jord, mens muldyret som bar ham, forsvant.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Absalom møtte Davids tjenere. Absalom red på en muldyr, og muldyret kom under de tette grenene på en stor eik. Hodet hans satte seg fast i eiken, og han ble hengende mellom himmelen og jorden mens muldyret som bar ham, løp videre.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Absalom kom plutselig foran Davids tjenere. Han red på muldyret sitt, og mens muldyret passerte under greinene på en stor eik, satte hodet hans seg fast i treet. Han ble hengende mellom himmel og jord, mens muldyret red videre.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Absalom happened to meet David’s servants. He was riding his mule when it passed under the thick branches of a large oak tree. His head got caught in the tree, leaving him hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule under him kept going.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Absalom støtte på Davids menn. Han red på muldyret sitt, og da muldyret kom under en stor eik, ble Absalom hengende fast med hodet i treet. Han ble hengende mellom himmel og jord mens muldyret løp videre.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Absalom kom lige imod Davids Tjenere, og Absalom red paa en Mule, og der Mulen kom under de indviklede (Grene) af en stor Eeg, da holdtes hans Hoved fast ved Egen, og han blev (hængende) imellem Himmelen og imellem Jorden, men Mulen, som var under ham, løb igjennem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Absalom møtte Davids tjenere. Absalom red på et muldyr, og muldyret kom under de tette grenene i en stor eik, og hans hode satt fast i eiken, så han ble hengende mellom himmel og jord; og muldyret som var under ham, løp bort.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Absalom møtte Davids tjenere. Absalom red på sin muldyr, og muldyret kom under de tette greinene av et stort eiketre. Hans hode satte seg fast i eiken, og han hang mellom himmel og jord; muldyret som var under ham, fortsatte.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Absalom kom tilfeldigvis i møte med Davids tjenere, og han red på et muldyr. Da muldyret kom under de sammenfiltrede grenene av et stort tre, satte han seg fast i treet, mens muldyret løp videre.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Absalom traff Davids tjenere. Absalom red på sitt muldyr, og muldyret kom under de tette grenene av en stor eik, og hodet hans ble sittende fast i eiken. Han hang mellom himmel og jord, og muldyret under ham løp vidre.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Absalom møtte Davids menn. Absalom red på et muldyr, som kom under tette greiner av et stort tre. Hodet hans satte seg fast i treet, og han ble hengende mellom himmel og jord, mens dyret løp videre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Absalom met Dauids seruauntes, and rode vpon a Mule. And whan the Mule came vnder a greate thicke Oke tre, his heade toke holde on the Oke, and so hanged he betwene heauen and earth, but the Mule ranne awaye from vnder him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe Absalom met the seruants of Dauid, and Absalom rode vpon a mule, and the mule came vnder a great thicke oke: and his head caught holde of the oke, and he was taken vp betweene the heauen and the earth: and the mule that was vnder him went away.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Absalom mette the seruauntes of Dauid ryding vpon a mule, whiche caried him vnder the thycke bowes of a great oke, and his head was caught of the oke, and he was lift vp betweene the heauen and the earth: and the mule that was vnder him, went away.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that [was] under him went away.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Absalom meeteth before the servants of David, and Absalom is riding on the mule, and the mule cometh in under an entangled bough of the great oak, and his head taketh hold on the oak, and he is placed between the heavens and the earth, and the mule that `is' under him hath passed on.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Absalom chanced to meet the servants of David. And Absalom was riding upon his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between heaven and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Absalom happened to meet the servants of David. Absalom was riding on his mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the sky and earth; and the mule that was under him went on.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Absalom happened to come across David’s men. Now as Absalom was riding on his mule, it went under the branches of a large oak tree. His head got caught in the oak and he was suspended in midair, while the mule he had been riding kept going.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 14:26 : 26 And when he cut the hair of his head, (for it was at the end of every year that he cut it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he cut it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels by the king's weight.
• 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and went home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in his father's sepulchre.
• 2 Sam 18:14 : 14 Then Joab said, I cannot linger thus with you. And he took three spears in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was still alive in the midst of the oak.
• Job 18:8-9 : 8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walks upon a snare. 9 The trap shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. 10 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
• Job 31:3 : 3 Is not destruction for the wicked, and a strange punishment for the workers of iniquity?
• Ps 63:9-9 : 9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. 10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
• Prov 20:20 : 20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in deep darkness.
• Prov 30:17 : 17 The eye that mocks his father and despises to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
• Jer 48:44 : 44 He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit, and he who gets out of the pit shall be taken in the snare; for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, says the LORD.
• Matt 27:5 : 5 And he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
• Mark 7:10 : 10 For Moses said, Honor your father and your mother; and, Whoever curses father or mother, let him be put to death.
• Gal 3:13 : 13 Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us, for it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree.'
• Deut 21:23 : 23 His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day; (for he who is hanged is accursed of God;) that your land be not defiled, which the LORD your God gives you for an inheritance.
• Deut 27:16 : 16 Cursed be he who dishonors his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
• Deut 27:20 : 20 Cursed be he who lies with his father's wife; because he uncovers his father's bed. And all the people shall say, Amen.